word dox

one of my documents was converted to text in terminal and it was previously in word, how do i restore it?

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Posted on Apr 24, 2021 5:03 AM

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VikingOSX

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Posted on Apr 24, 2021 5:05 AM

Restore the real Word .docx from a Time Machine backup, or open that text document in Word, format as needed, and resave as a proper Word document.

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Apr 24, 2021 5:05 AM in response to kvh2ak

Restore the real Word .docx from a Time Machine backup, or open that text document in Word, format as needed, and resave as a proper Word document.

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